Paul Hond
Senior Editor
Paul joined Columbia Magazine in 2006. His pieces for the magazine have been reprinted in Longreads, Truthout, and Reader's Digest.
The Lonely Senator
How Mike Gravel ’56GS made a risky bid to expose the Pentagon Papers and stop the Vietnam War
Carrots! Collards! Broccoli! Morningside Heights' Secret (Vegetable) Garden
How professor Tommy Vaughan, a pioneer of advanced MRI systems, created an unlikely campus attraction
The Columbia Guide to the Pentagon Papers Case
Fifty years later, alumni and faculty tell us why the Supreme Court battle matters more than ever
Dr. King's Columbia Connections
How Martin Luther King Jr.’s advisers helped shape his message and win the battle for voting rights
Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival
Forty years ago, Barry Rosen ’74GSAS was one of fifty-two Americans released from Iranian captivity
Meetings of the Minds
The Columbia University Seminars, one of academia’s shining (and somewhat secret) traditions, celebrates seventy-five years of free and civil dialogue
The Education of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Before she was a Supreme Court justice, RBG gained wisdom in Morningside Heights
How Mozart’s Librettist Became the Father of Italian Studies at Columbia
The curious cross-continental tale of Lorenzo Da Ponte
The Curator in a Time of Chaos
Through the pandemic, Wallach Art Gallery curator Betti-Sue Hertz has kept her eyes on the big picture with two new exhibitions
‘Santa Baby’ Changed My Life
For songwriter Philip Springer ’50CC, this Christmas classic is the gift that keeps on giving